I am not an expert on T mounts although I am familiar with their use.

I have recently bought a Panagor 300mm mirror lens from a member here (thanks John).

I sourced a T mount on eBay which fits the lens correctly - but does not "click" in place on the camera body when mounted.

Is this because it is a poor T-mount (I guess there is massive variation in quality given the number of manufacturers)? or does a T-mount not click in place anyway.

I am sure the T-mount I used to fit MF lenses to my 4/3 camera did click - but I'm doubting myself now.

TIA

The easiest (and certainly cheapest) way to get slides into a digital format is to use a slide copier attachment.

Either:

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I have this one and it works well

or

http://www.srb-griturn.com/slide-copier-1575-p.asp

If you look at SRB's website, there are a couple of other choices including one that can be used on (some) compacts

A pleasure meeting you this morning John. It's a good job the snow didn't present much of a problem in getting to you.

T2 mount now on order

There's one on eBay right now if anyone's looking - claimed to be new.

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Just done some digging before I start proper work for the day. Is it this one ?

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If it is, I'm afraid I can't help - that looks like a very odd end.

However, if it is, it's the same as a NIkon UC-E1 - and readily available sub-£5 on eBay

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I have a drawer full of old unidentifiable/odd camera USB cables (If I recal, Fuji had a habit of using some strange "ends" in the past)

Can you take a picture of the camera socket - I'll see if I have anything to match.

PM Sent Re: Panagor Mirror Lens

Given that the only slightly more expensive 50 AF1 is not (currently) fully compatible with the K -30, what is the general view of the two flashes in the title.

I tend instinctively towards the Metz but are there any good reasons to consider the Sigma other than the higher power.

TIA

Like others my experience with Jessops has always been mixed - and better in the olden days.

Last Century ! I bought my Contax RTS II from the shop in the Finchley Road at Hampstead - a small but well stocked branch with well informed staff.

Later, I bought my Pentax *st DS from the excellent branch at Strutton Ground near Victoria - but the last time I returned there (last year sometime) the shop had halved in size and only stocked a limited range of mainly Canikons.

More recently, I had popped into the branches at Harrow and Greenford Cross and the over-riding impression was that of a Currys/Dixons but without the TV's

Sadly, as others have observed, they used to be a proper camera store - but they hadn't been for years. They have gone the way of Dixons (who at least were rescued when they became DSG). I still have Dixons printed catalogues from the 50's.

Anyway you look at it, the continued reduction in proper camera usage is a bad thing for enthusiast photographers. However misguided he is, the "man in the street" does think he can take perfectly good pictures on his iPhone.

The crux of the matter is that for the use they will be put (Facebook etc) the iPhone is perfectly competent.

Neither did I - but it didn't stop an extensive discussion in those days.